John Dods (rugby union)

John Dods
Full name John Henry Dods
Date of birth (1875-09-30)30 September 1875
Place of birth Glasgow
Date of death 30 December 1915(1915-12-30) (aged 40)
Place of death Cromarty Firth
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1895–1897  Scotland 8 0

John Henry "Harry" Dods (30 September 1875 – 30 December 1915) was a Scottish rugby union player.[1] He was capped eight times for Scotland between 1895–1897.[1] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1] He was the brother of Francis Dods who was also capped for Scotland.[1]

Dods was killed along with his wife and three children, whilst on board HMS Natal, which suffered a series of explosions, killing hundreds of people.

Rugby career

Following the trials match on 28 December 1894, Dods was again selected for Scotland, to play against Wales on 25 January 1895.[2]

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 Wales5–4 Won 26 January 1895Edinburgh [3]
 Ireland6–0 Won 2 March 1895Raeburn Place, Edinburgh[4]
 England3–6 Won 9 March 1895 Richmond[5]
 Wales6–0 Lost 25 January 1896 Cardiff[6]
 Ireland 0–0Draw 15 February 1896 Lansdowne Road, Dublin[7]
 England11–0 Won 14 March 1896 Glasgow[8]
 Ireland8–3 Won 20 February 1897 Powderhall, Edinburgh[9]
 England12–3 Lost 13 March 1897 Manchester[10]

Death

On 30 December 1915, Dods, his wife and three children were aboard HMS Natal, guests of the ship's captain Eric Back. The ship, a Warrior Class cruiser, part of the Second Cruiser Squadron, was lying at anchor in the Cromarty Firth, in the north of Scotland. A series of explosions on board caused the ship to capsize with the loss of hundreds of lives, including those of Dods and his family.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath 2007, p. 137.
  2. ↑ "SCOTLANDVWALES - The South Wales Daily Post". William Llewellyn Williams. 1895-12-30. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  3. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=18999&league=17030
  4. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=lineups&fixid=25605
  5. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19002&league=17030
  6. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19005&league=17032
  7. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=25611
  8. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19009&league=17032
  9. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/match_centre.php?section=overview&fixid=25616
  10. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19017&league=17035
  11. ↑ McCrery 2014, p. 169.
  12. ↑ http://www.scotlandswar.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Scottish_Rugby_2.pdf

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